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Photo of the Day
Aracely (see inset above) is 11 years old. She lives with her widowed mother, 3 siblings and several others in one small room at a large city garbage dump. Her mother is in the photo above - the lady with the red bandana covering her face. The family gathers garbage that can be sold to recycling centers. It almost provides for their food each day, but little else. If it rains hard, they cannot work in the garbage dump and there is no income and no food. Aracely wants so much to get an education. She knows it is the only way she will have a better future, but education is just too expensive and is out of reach for her. She has now been sponsored by FCM and is preparing for a good future. Thank you Sponsors, Partners and Friends.
Here is a recent note from Aracely:
Dear Sponsor and Ate Kathy, It is very hard when it is raining because we could not have income from the garbage. After school I help my mother find some plastic to sell so we can buy our rice for food. I start to work at 8 in the evening and finish at 10 p.m. for this is the time the garbage trucks will dump the city garbage. When it is raining we could not work in the garbage. When the weather is good at least I can sometimes earn about one hundred pesos (about $2.50) a night. I use it for our food. Please pray that it will not rain much this time. We also need rain for plants to grow, but it is not good if it is daily and weeks because we are much affected. We thank and praise the Lord because FCM pays requirements in school. Thank you very much and God bless you, Aracely
Would you like to sponsor a child like Aracely and change a life for all of eternity? Click on the link below to begin. It is you, Sponsors, Partners and Friends, who make it possible for children like Aracely to dream of a better future. We have many sponsors who sponsor 1 child, but there are also many who sponsor 10, 15 or 20 children. What an impact ALL the sponsors have, whether they sponsor 1 child or many children. We thank you for what you make possible.
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Your prayers and financial support have made it possible to touch thousands of lives of children and their families. Thank you! Your gifts have had a big impact on many lives. The ministry to the children: education, nutrition and discipleship continues, and even grows larger, as we begin to implement the new bigger vision for transforming the nation. To be a part of this ministry to the children, go to
Give to Food for Learning -- Help feed hungry children in the Philippines. Any amount helps a lot.
If you prefer to send a check instead of giving online, make the check to "FCM," and send it to Fullness in Christ Ministries, PO Box 136117, Fort Worth, TX 76136. Attach a note letting us know your desire and that is how your gift will be used. You will be blessed.
NOTE: Please send checks or money orders in US dollars only -- no foreign currency please.
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Kathy Bohlin is Executive Vice President of FCM & Director of our missions in the Philippines. She works closely with local pastors who care for almost 900 FCM sponsored children in 24 locations on 4 islands. In the Philippines the children affectionately call her Ate (Ah tay) Kathy.
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